### Class

# Gio FileInfo

#### Description [src]

    final class Gio.FileInfo : GObject.Object
    {
      /* No available fields */
    }

Stores information about a file system object referenced by a `GFile`.

Functionality for manipulating basic metadata for files. `GFileInfo` implements methods for getting information that all files should contain, and allows for manipulation of extended attributes.

See the file attributes document for more information on how GIO handles file attributes.

To obtain a `GFileInfo` for a `GFile`, use `g_file_query_info()` (or its async variant). To obtain a `GFileInfo` for a file input or output stream, use `g_file_input_stream_query_info()` or `g_file_output_stream_query_info()` (or their async variants).

To change the actual attributes of a file, you should then set the attribute in the `GFileInfo` and call `g_file_set_attributes_from_info()` or `g_file_set_attributes_async()` on a `GFile`.

However, not all attributes can be changed in the file. For instance, the actual size of a file cannot be changed via `g_file_info_set_size()`. You may call `g_file_query_settable_attributes()` and `g_file_query_writable_namespaces()` to discover the settable attributes of a particular file at runtime.

The direct accessors, such as `g_file_info_get_name()`, are slightly more optimized than the generic attribute accessors, such as `g_file_info_get_attribute_byte_string()`.This optimization will matter only if calling the API in a tight loop.

It is an error to call these accessors without specifying their required file attributes when creating the `GFileInfo`. Use `g_file_info_has_attribute()` or `g_file_info_list_attributes()` to check what attributes are specified for a `GFileInfo`.

`GFileAttributeMatcher` allows for searching through a `GFileInfo` for attributes.

#### Ancestors

- GObject

#### Constructors

###### g_file_info_new

Creates a new file info structure.

#### Instance methods

###### g_file_info_clear_status

Clears the status information from `info`.

###### g_file_info_copy_into

First clears all of the GFileAttribute of `dest_info`, and then copies all of the file attributes from `src_info` to `dest_info`.

###### g_file_info_dup

Duplicates a file info structure.

###### g_file_info_get_access_date_time

Gets the access time of the current `info` and returns it as a `GDateTime`.

since: 2.70

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_as_string

Gets the value of an attribute, formatted as a human readable string.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_boolean

Gets the value of a boolean attribute. If the attribute does not contain a boolean value, `FALSE` will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_byte_string

Gets the value of a byte string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a byte string, `NULL` will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_data

Gets the attribute type, value and status for an attribute key.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_file_path

Gets the value of a byte string attribute as a file path.

since: 2.78

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_int32

Gets a signed 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain a signed 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_int64

Gets a signed 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain a signed 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_object

Gets the value of a `GObject` attribute. If the attribute does not contain a `GObject`, `NULL` will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_status

Gets the attribute status for an attribute key.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_string

Gets the value of a string attribute. If the attribute does not contain a string, `NULL` will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_stringv

Gets the value of a stringv attribute. If the attribute does not contain a stringv, `NULL` will be returned.

since: 2.22

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_type

Gets the attribute type for an attribute key.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_uint32

Gets an unsigned 32-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 32-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_attribute_uint64

Gets a unsigned 64-bit integer contained within the attribute. If the attribute does not contain an unsigned 64-bit integer, or is invalid, 0 will be returned.

###### g_file_info_get_content_type

Gets the file’s content type.

###### g_file_info_get_creation_date_time

Gets the creation time of the current `info` and returns it as a `GDateTime`.

since: 2.70

###### g_file_info_get_deletion_date

Returns the `GDateTime` representing the deletion date of the file, as available in `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE`. If the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TRASH_DELETION_DATE` attribute is unset, `NULL` is returned.

since: 2.36

###### g_file_info_get_display_name

Gets a display name for a file. This is guaranteed to always be set.

###### g_file_info_get_edit_name

Gets the edit name for a file.

###### g_file_info_get_etag

Gets the entity tag for a given `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_ETAG_VALUE`.

###### g_file_info_get_file_type

Gets a file’s type (whether it is a regular file, symlink, etc). This is different from the file’s content type, see g_file_info_get_content_type().

###### g_file_info_get_icon

Gets the icon for a file.

###### g_file_info_get_is_backup

Checks if a file is a backup file.

###### g_file_info_get_is_hidden

Checks if a file is hidden.

###### g_file_info_get_is_symlink

Checks if a file is a symlink.

###### g_file_info_get_modification_date_time

Gets the modification time of the current `info` and returns it as a `GDateTime`.

since: 2.62

###### g_file_info_get_modification_time

Gets the modification time of the current `info` and sets it in `result`.

deprecated: 2.62

###### g_file_info_get_name

Gets the name for a file. This is guaranteed to always be set.

###### g_file_info_get_size

Gets the file’s size (in bytes). The size is retrieved through the value of the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE` attribute and is converted from #guint64 to #goffset before returning the result.

###### g_file_info_get_sort_order

Gets the value of the sort_order attribute from the `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER`.

###### g_file_info_get_symbolic_icon

Gets the symbolic icon for a file.

since: 2.34

###### g_file_info_get_symlink_target

Gets the symlink target for a given `GFileInfo`.

###### g_file_info_has_attribute

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute named `attribute`.

###### g_file_info_has_namespace

Checks if a file info structure has an attribute in the specified `name_space`.

since: 2.22

###### g_file_info_list_attributes

Lists the file info structure’s attributes.

###### g_file_info_remove_attribute

Removes all cases of `attribute` from `info` if it exists.

###### g_file_info_set_access_date_time

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS` and `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_ACCESS_USEC` attributes in the file info to the given date/time value.

since: 2.70

###### g_file_info_set_attribute

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given value, if possible. To unset the attribute, use `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TYPE_INVALID` for `type`.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_boolean

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_byte_string

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_file_path

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

since: 2.78

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_int32

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_int64

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_mask

Sets `mask` on `info` to match specific attribute types.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_object

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_status

Sets the attribute status for an attribute key. This is only needed by external code that implement `g_file_set_attributes_from_info()` or similar functions.

since: 2.22

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_string

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_stringv

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_uint32

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_attribute_uint64

Sets the `attribute` to contain the given `attr_value`, if possible.

###### g_file_info_set_content_type

Sets the content type attribute for a given `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_CONTENT_TYPE`.

###### g_file_info_set_creation_date_time

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED` and `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_CREATED_USEC` attributes in the file info to the given date/time value.

since: 2.70

###### g_file_info_set_display_name

Sets the display name for the current `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_DISPLAY_NAME`.

###### g_file_info_set_edit_name

Sets the edit name for the current file. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_EDIT_NAME`.

###### g_file_info_set_file_type

Sets the file type in a `GFileInfo` to `type`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_TYPE`.

###### g_file_info_set_icon

Sets the icon for a given `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_ICON`.

###### g_file_info_set_is_hidden

Sets the “is_hidden” attribute in a `GFileInfo` according to `is_hidden`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_HIDDEN`.

###### g_file_info_set_is_symlink

Sets the “is_symlink” attribute in a `GFileInfo` according to `is_symlink`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_IS_SYMLINK`.

###### g_file_info_set_modification_date_time

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED` and `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC` attributes in the file info to the given date/time value.

since: 2.62

###### g_file_info_set_modification_time

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED` and `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_TIME_MODIFIED_USEC` attributes in the file info to the given time value.

deprecated: 2.62

###### g_file_info_set_name

Sets the name attribute for the current `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_NAME`.

###### g_file_info_set_size

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SIZE` attribute in the file info to the given size.

###### g_file_info_set_sort_order

Sets the sort order attribute in the file info structure. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SORT_ORDER`.

###### g_file_info_set_symbolic_icon

Sets the symbolic icon for a given `GFileInfo`. See `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMBOLIC_ICON`.

since: 2.34

###### g_file_info_set_symlink_target

Sets the `G_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_STANDARD_SYMLINK_TARGET` attribute in the file info to the given symlink target.

###### g_file_info_unset_attribute_mask

Unsets a mask set by g_file_info_set_attribute_mask(), if one is set.

##### Methods inherited from GObject (43)

Please see GObject for a full list of methods.

#### Signals

##### Signals inherited from GObject (1)

###### GObject::notify

The notify signal is emitted on an object when one of its properties has its value set through g_object_set_property(), g_object_set(), et al.

#### Class structure

    struct GioFileInfoClass {
      /* no available fields */
    }

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